intercede
verb (used without object)
to act or interpose in behalf of someone in difficulty or trouble, as by pleading or petition.
were interceding
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past progressiveof intercede.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Beneath these rafters and disjointed laths four Christian souls were interceding with God for a king of France, and making his burial without a coffin.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 by Hamilton Wright Mabie
I heard my name—I heard God's name—and I knew that you were interceding for me.
From Barriers Burned Away by Edward Payson Roe
"Yes, my dear mother, God has indeed heard your prayers, and the thought that you were interceding for me at the throne of grace was always an inspiration to me," answered the son.
From From Farm House to the White House The life of George Washington, his boyhood, youth, manhood, public and private life and services by William M. (William Makepeace) Thayer
During the whole of this time, the kings of France and of Scotland were interceding by their ambassadors for the pardon of the illustrious prisoner.
From Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth by Lucy Aikin
